The Path of Betrayal

Chapter One

The early morning sun shone through the windows of Hermione Granger’s bed room waking her from slumber. Stretching the sleep from her bones she felt the hand of the previous nights lover skim across her hip. Slow she sat up to see Seamus Finnegan her on/off lover/friend with benefits laying next to her the silk sheets sitting on the lowest point imaginable of his back. He began to stir at her movements.

Sighing softly he looked up her a grin upon his face. “Morning love, I trust slept as well as I did.” His eyes were twinkling in amusement no doubt remembering escapades of last night. “What are you doing up this early anyway?”

“I go back to work today Seamus.” Hermione replied in return. Getting up she busied herself with her return to work routine. Seamus smiled and nodded as he too went about his normal routine as well. Peaking around the bathroom wall calling after him before he floo’d away. “I’ll be back in two weeks f you’re still single when I return.” With another smile and wink he was gone leaving Hermione alone to get ready.

When she had graduated everyone expected her to further her education which she did, just not in a field that everyone figured on. Everyone was expecting a Healer, a Teacher, or Potions Mistress, but Hermione had other plans. She decided on becoming an Auror. The path least expected of her due to her talents and interests, but she didn’t care it was her life.

It took Hermione a little over 1 year complete the 3 year course. Far above the rest of the students, even her former best friends, she was offered a job (several jobs actually) after only 6 months which she accepted, and still had to this day. Hermione Jane Granger was a Personal Auror the Minister of Magic, the wizarding version of the muggles Secret Service. Being a P.A. meant you were the best of the best. A tops Auror, and Hermione was one of them.

The only problem she had was the schedule. Two weeks on and one week on tended to be hard on some, but she managed. It wasn’t like she had any family that remembered her anyways. No, they were still in Australia with no memory of who she was.

With quick look round Hermione felt she had everything she need for her extended stay at work. Without a moment to spare she warded her home and stepped out the door and headed to the nearest apperation point.

The streets near her home were still fairly quiet due to the early weekend hour. Not one to dally Hermione picked up her step and made it to the point in her fastest time yet. With a quick turn on the spot she arrived at the Ministry of Magic and was alarmed to find the amount of people that were already there.

Realizing something big had happened during her time off she broke into a sprint headed straight to the Ministers office. Without knocking she headed in. It was obvious to her that she was expected by the look on Minister of Magic’s face that she was expected. Furrowing her brow she asked the much needed question of “What in bloody hell happened!”

“Geez Hermione, I’ve never heard you use language like that before.” Hermione blanched. She knew that voice only too well though she had not heard it in ages. It was the voice of her former friend Harry Potter.

A/N: Ok everyone here is the first official chapter of Path of Betrayal. I truly hope you enjoyed. In the net chapter I will finally get to what actually happened to our favorite trio. Until then please review.